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"After three job interviews in London, Laura Gemma Bond travelled back to
Cambridge and waited for the call that never came. Despite paying for train
fares and preparing for each meeting, the marketing professional with 12 years’
experience received no response at all.
“It’s rude, it is unprofessional, it is not acceptable,” said Bond, who
documented her job search on TikTok, where her posts have reached 2.3m views.
Being “ghosted” by employers after interviews has become a familiar frustration
for jobseekers across many countries. A 2025 report from hiring platform
Greenhouse found that 63% of candidates in the UK and Ireland say they have
experienced it.
Now one part of Canada has decided to legislate against the practice. Under
changes to the
Employment Standards Act in Ontario, companies with more than
25 employees must notify candidates within 45 days of their final interview
whether they have been successful. Employers who fail to respond can face fines
of up to CA $100,000, roughly £50,000, after the law came into force in
January.
“As an HR professional I cannot believe we have to legislate basic good
behaviour,” said Allison Venditti, the Toronto-based founder of the Moms at
Work network, who campaigned for the legislation. “If someone applies for a
job, gets an interview and spends all that time on it, companies should let
them know what is going on.”
Ontario’s law also requires employers to disclose salary ranges in job adverts,
another measure campaigners say could help rebuild trust in recruitment.
Danielle McConville, vice president for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and
Asia-Pacific at Greenhouse, said that ghosting erodes confidence in employers
while also damaging their reputation.
“While anti-ghosting regulations like those in Canada could help establish a
baseline standard, the real solution is a human-centric approach that ensures
fair, respectful and structured hiring practices,” she said."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
